New York, NY – The American Kennel Club (AKC®) announces the launch of Breed Grooming Certificate Courses in collaboration with Barkleigh Productions, kicking off this November at the New England Grooming Show with the Poodle. The approximately six hour AKC Grooming Certificate Courses will focus on the history, physiology and temperament of different breeds, including a demo of breed standard grooming. The AKC Breed […]
Tinsel exemplifies all that a Chinese Shar-Pei should be. A once in a lifetime dog, she continues to make us proud and proves to be the ultimate ambassador for our breed. When one looks at Tinsel, they see the illustrated standard for our breed.
[October 9, 2014; Philadelphia, PA] – Dr. Kenneth Drobatz, Chief of the Emergency Service at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital, offers the following tips to keep pets healthy and out of the emergency room this Halloween: Keep Halloween candy out of your pet’s reach. Chocolate and other treats can be potentially harmful to animals. Tinfoil and cellophane […]
Come and join Take The Lead for dinner and wine. Festivities will take place at the Palm Pavillion of the Alameda County Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 18th, 2014 following the Del Valle Kennel Association dog show. Fake the Lead is a lip sync contest open to all – costumes optional! There will be prizes for […]
By Amy Fernandez Every laundry routine includes that perennial search for disappearing socks. They go in two at a time and, via some sort of hocus pocus, they return alone. That probably explains how a 3-year-old Great Dane in Portland, OR successfully munched a few dozen socks before his sock proclivity caught his owner’s attention. […]
New York, NY – The American Kennel Club® (AKC) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 AKC® Lifetime Achievement Awards: Edd E. Bivin(Conformation), Robert J. Squires (Companion Events) and Jeannie L. Wagner (Performance). The AKC Lifetime Achievement Awards honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions on a national level. This year’s recipients have greatly advanced the sport of purebred dogs through […]
Hemangiosarcoma is an aggressive and deadly cancer of blood vessel cells. Learn more about how your donation to the AKC Canine Health Foundation can help find better treatments for canine hemangiosarcoma and increase survival rates for our beloved dogs. 1889-G: Innovations in Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Cancer – Goldens Lead the Way Lymphoma and […]
By Peri Norman A recent experience got me thinking about when I was a child in dogs… I got my first show dog in 1971. There were matches almost every weekend at a local park; Magnolia Park in North Hollywood. There were no matches around Christmas or New Years, no matches on Easter and no […]
Daytime and evening tickets are on sale now for the 2014 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship (AENC), which returns to Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center this December 13th and 14th. Simultaneously, the premium list is also available today to competitors. Both tickets and premium list can be found at www.akc.org. Considered one of the world’s premiere dog events, AENC and its long […]
Mr. Robert Black has served as the official Show Chairman of the prestigious Hatboro Dog Club for twenty five years. After the conclusion of the 2014 Hatboro Dog Club events, Mr. Black is officially retired from this position. Before the Hatboro Dog Club Terrier group judging on Thursday, Mr. Black was surprised with a touching […]
